Oneness of God
567 questions
Is it permissible to seek treatment from a woman who claims she can cure diseases—except for hernias and congenital conditions—by passing her hand over the patient and reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas, claiming that Allah showed her the Kaaba, diseases, and their methods of treatment, and who says at the beginning of the first session, "Peace be upon you, my master, the spiritual light," and sometimes uses olive oil, knowing that she has cured hopeless cases, does not specify a fee for treatment, is veiled, prays, and has performed Hajj, and has a picture of a sheikh whom she says is the head of the Sufis and used to treat like her?
Does retreating from going to a location at night due to fear of Jinn after hearing a nocturnal bird's sound and assuming a connection between it and the Jinn count as "Tatayyur" (superstitious belief in omens) and pessimism?
Is Satan an infidel, despite his knowledge of God's existence and his fear of Him?
What is the ruling on the mawlids held for the aforementioned figures (Ibrahim El-Desouki, Al-Sayyid Al-Badawi, Al-Mursi Abu Al-Abbas, Al-Hussein, Sayyida Zaynab, Sayyida Nafisa), which people attend from everywhere, and where feasts, late-night gatherings, religious chanting, and seeking blessings from the awliya' take place, considering them an annual custom?
Is a divorce valid if the husband uttered the words "divorced by three and everything permissible becomes forbidden" twice consecutively within five minutes, knowing that he first uttered the divorce, then went outside the house and repeated the utterance, then went to the window and repeated the utterance again?
What are the proofs of God's existence and His oneness, and how do we respond to the claims of the West that the Prophet (peace be upon him) innovated the Qur'an, and what is the proof that the Qur'an has not been falsified, and how do we prove that the Prophet did not write it, and what is the comparison of religions that confirms Islam is the true religion?
Does God forgive all sins and accept repentance for them without punishment in the Hereafter?
Is it true that God does not forgive someone who tells his friends about a sin he committed, which God had concealed?
What is the ruling on praying upon the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, with different formulas, such as the Salat al-Tajjiyah and others? And is it permissible to recite: "O God, send prayers upon the Master of the Worlds, Your beloved Muhammad and his family, prayers of which You are worthy, and grant blessings and peace likewise"?
Why did God address Muslims in the Qur'an as "O you who believe" instead of "O you who have submitted (Muslims)"? And is Islam a higher degree or is faith (Iman)?
What advice can be offered to Muslims who kill one another in some countries? Is it permissible in Islam for a Muslim to kill his Muslim brother without just cause, or is it forbidden? Is it forbidden to kill Muslims simply because they belong to another tribe? And what do the Almighty God and the Seal of the Prophets say about these actions?
What is the ruling on demolishing the room of a righteous man to convert it into a charitable house, given the belief that whoever demolishes it will be afflicted with harm?
Is it permissible for the bride and groom to jump and spin around a fish at a wedding party, as a courtesy to people, while not believing in any benefit or harm from it, and to avoid shirk?
Is it necessary to look for another job because colleagues swear by other than Allah?
Will Allah forgive a person who associated partners with Him knowingly, then repented and desired to change his life, and how will he be forgiven, and how will he know that, and how can he strengthen his faith to do what is lawful and abandon what is unlawful, while having psychological problems that lead him astray?
Does the ruling of the hadith, "Any woman who perfumes herself and passes by a gathering so that they may find her scent is a fornicator," apply to a woman who writes romantic thoughts and poetry in forums in a way that incites lust?
Is the one afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder rewarded (by God)? And what should he do?
Which is worse in the sight of Allah: shirk (polytheism) or kufr (disbelief), and which deserves more punishment on the Day of Resurrection? And are the People of the Book considered polytheists, disbelievers, or believers?
Is it a sin for a girl to love a boy from afar?
How can a girl, whose Muslim father and Christian mother are separated, and who wishes to convert to Christianity, be convinced to return to Islam?
Was what the questioner saw in the dream a punishment from God? And will repentance for his past actions benefit him, especially since the violation of honor occurred before he reached puberty?
What do the pantheists mean by the unity of existence, and what is the refutation of them?
What is the meaning of "Kufuwan" in His Almighty's saying: (Nor was there to Him any equivalent [Kufuwan] One)? And does it only mean equal, or does it mean the absence of anyone who can contend with or resemble Allah? And how do we deduce from the Holy Quran that Allah has no peer or similitude from eternity? And what is the interpretation of His Almighty's saying: (Then each god would have taken away what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others)? And why isn't each god content with its own realm? And what is the meaning of His Almighty's saying: (There is nothing whatever like unto Him)? And does "thing" apply to everything that exists? And what is the meaning of Allah's infinite existence, and what is the meaning of Allah being One without number?
What is the definition of Ahmadiyya? And what is their belief?